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The RinkFor the not so ready for prime-time players, coaches, referees, and the people that have to live with them. Discuss experiences in local leagues, coaching tips, equipment, and training.

Grab one of the those stick handling balls, and any of the hockey accessories available that you can use in the basement, or whereever you can practice off ice. I would say a net and some pucks too. Shoot insane amounts of pucks every time you can, and concentrate on technique.

$150 isn't much money to really do everything you listed.

I always say power skating is the best bang for your puck. Skating is the biggest, most important of hockey. Good luck getting into a power skating class though without spending more than that.

Working on stickhandling, hands, shot, etc. - those little things can be worked on without spending a ton of cash.

Hey bud, I was in the same boat as you when I was younger and I bought a hockey shooting pad and videos on how to improve my stickhandling. Those purchases helped me improve my skills big time. The shooting pad encouraged me to shoot and stickhandle more because I had good material to practice on.

I would recommend

Roll up shooting pad $100

Green Biscuit $10

Wooden stickhandling ball x 2 = $6

Weighted pucks x 5 $10

Leave some money for shipping

The roll up gives you 8 feet by 4 feet for stickhandling and shooting. Green Biscuit is awesome to use on smooth and rough surfaces, wooden stickhandling balls are dirt cheap and good for practicing quick moves, weighted pucks will improve your wrist shot a lot (also work on technique) get the Heavy weight 10 oz puck (it is orange)

I'm not new to hockey guys.. I'm looking to improve, not learn. Ive been playing for 4 years.

Thanks HowToHockey, already got a tape-2-tape passer but its not really useful when you have not a lot of space in your parking lot and no net

I don't think theres random pick-ups in gatineau where I live.. People rent the ice, you have to know them or eles you don't play.

Private lessons we don't have either. If we do, it cost over 200$.
I once went into a powerskating camp.. teachers had 10+ students each and I ended up learning NOTHING. We all did the same drills, no one help me out on what I needed to learn or had trouble with.

This is why i'm asking training aid, dvds, etc.. I never mentioned sticks or being new

If you don't have a net get a net and some targets, your shooting will improve BIG TIME if you shoot on a regular basis. I'm 25 and improved my slapshot by 20 MPH in a few months just by working on technique and shooting regularly.

If you don't know anyone then start knowing people I moved to a new town, called the rink and asked the zamboni driver when guys rent the ice and which group is friendly and might need more skaters. He gave me a few time slots so I showed up, introduced myself and asked if they needed another skater, within a few weeks I knew a bunch of guys and was skating a few times a week.

If you pull this through, you'll be in the best shape of your life. The program has a ton of exercise that will help your explosion, your flexibility, your balance and strenghten your core. You'll see a huge change in your speed and other parts of your game.

However, this is a serious program that request a huge dedication. I never got through it, but after 2 weeks I had already lost 7 pounds and saw a huge change from two weeks earlier.

like others said...smarthockey ball...love that thing and will stickhandle while im watching T.V. has helped a lot...dont know of any instructional videos because i have never got one, but thats what youtube is for and you'll still have $140 so you can buy center ice as a instuctional video

I'm not new to hockey guys.. I'm looking to improve, not learn. Ive been playing for 4 years.

Thanks HowToHockey, already got a tape-2-tape passer but its not really useful when you have not a lot of space in your parking lot and no net

I don't think theres random pick-ups in gatineau where I live.. People rent the ice, you have to know them or eles you don't play.

Private lessons we don't have either. If we do, it cost over 200$.
I once went into a powerskating camp.. teachers had 10+ students each and I ended up learning NOTHING. We all did the same drills, no one help me out on what I needed to learn or had trouble with.

This is why i'm asking training aid, dvds, etc.. I never mentioned sticks or being new